Hello Everyone,
I was going through GSoc ideas for 2010 on Wikimedia and I am really interested in Maps idea ( http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/GSoC#Services_and_other_outside_technology). I am writing this mail to show my interest in this project idea.
I have worked with maps earlier also and also I was one of the members of Forum Nokia Developer Advisory Council for Nokia Maps Player. The Forum Nokia Developer Advisory Council is a way to engage distinguished developers early on in the development of Nokia products and materials. It enables selected developers to incorporate their insights and feedback into materials and products before they are released publicly.
I have adequate experience on working towards software development and currently doing my master's at Arizona State university, USA in computer science department.
I was especially interested in mapping of tourist places to maps. What I mean is that lets say there is a sentence "Eiffel tower is in Paris", when you bring your mouse on Eiffel tower text written in this sentence, a map pops up which displays Eiffel tower in Paris, the focus of map on Eiffel tower. This will be interesting as then user wouldn't need to browse away from page just to look up a map where she/he can find Eiffel tower location in Paris.
If this project idea seems good, I can surely work towards it. At the moment I am looking for someone who can mentor me regarding this project.
Hoping to hear some positive reply.
Regards, Shubhendra Singh